This man pretended to shop, and steal the iPhone from a shop owner in South Jakarta

Jakarta – Police have arrested a man with the initials as (29) in connection with the theft of a cellphone (HP) of a shop owner in South Jakarta (jack). As a cellphone stolen by pretending to buy cigarettes and drinks at the store. “Yes, I pretended to buy cigarettes and ice at the store. When the shop owner was careless, the report that the person immediately ran away with his two cell phones,” the South Jakarta Metro police chief of the criminal investigation unit, AKP IGO Fazar Akbar, said Thursday (9/10/2025). The video of the theft case became viral on social media. The offender was seen with a black T-shirt, shorts and hat. Browse to continue the content, the offender stole 2 cell phones while serving orders. After bringing the victim’s cellphone to the victim, the perpetrator immediately left the store in Jalan Pangeran Antasari Gang Cempaka 2, North Cipete, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. “It’s true that the iPhone 15 and Oppo Reno were stolen,” he said. The victim immediately rushed when he realized that both cell phones were missing and the offender had left the store. The theft incident took place on Monday (6/10) at approximately 16.00 WIB. The victim then reported the theft case to South Jakarta Metro police. The victim suffered a loss of about 19.5 million IDR. Police investigated the case and arrested the perpetrator a day later in the Mampang Prapatan area, South Jakarta. “The offender was arrested in the Mampang area, near the suspect’s rental house. We unveiled the incident on October 6, on the 7th,” he said. (JBR/May)